847-849 Santiago St, San Francisco, CA 94116

The two-unit residential building at 847-849 Santiago St, owned by Harry N. How, is a two-story flats and duplex structure built in 1945 in the Parkside neighborhood. The property has undergone several significant improvements in recent years, with the most substantial being a 2020-2021 renovation that added habitable floor area in an existing lightwell, remodeled the kitchen, removed interior partitions between the kitchen and dining room, and created a vaulted ceiling.

This project also included the installation of a fire-resistant window in the 1-hour wall and conversion of the lower stairwell area to storage. Other recent improvements include the replacement of a second-floor bathroom tub with a shower (2022), reroofing work (2021), and various plumbing and electrical upgrades, including a new water heater installation and kitchen remodel with updated utility lines (2021). The building had a tenant buyout recorded in July 2019, involving all three tenants and totaling $25,593.

The property has experienced multiple parking-related issues recently, with nine parking enforcement calls between 2023 and 2025, including four cases of driveway blocking and two instances of sidewalk parking. There have also been several reports of abandoned furniture and debris on the property or nearby sidewalks between 2024 and 2025, though these were not directly related to the building's condition or tenant services. Planning records confirm the successful approval of the light well infill project with no public opposition, and the building has no recorded planning code complaints. The property appears to have received regular maintenance and improvements over the years, with records showing attention to both major systems (roof, water heater) and interior living spaces (bathrooms, kitchen, electrical systems).